Got employees = Write it down

by eldridge crandell | Feb 13, 2013 | Fraud Prevention: Business Tips, Legal Informational Resources

As a Baltimore small business lawyer, I regularly run into situations where clients (employers) are dealing with problematic situations with employees.  Inevitably my office gets the call to provide advice on how to handle such delicate matters.  It varies from...

Maryland Lawyer: 5 Small Business Fraud Prevention Tips

by eldridge crandell | Apr 25, 2012 | Fraud Prevention: Business Tips

5 Simple Tips for fraud prevention Here are a few quick and simple tips for Maryland small business owners (or business owners anywhere).  These tips can quickly and cost-effectively cut down on the possibility of fraud and theft in your small business, avoid a costly...

Cloud Computing Drama [Baltimore Small Business Lawyer]

by eldridge crandell | Feb 19, 2013 | Fraud Prevention: Business Tips, Legal Informational Resources

Let me start off by saying…Cloud Computing (and Dropbox in particular) is great!  As a Baltimore Small Business lawyer we love Dropbox and use it for file sharing across various platforms, computers, mobile devices and with several contractors we use (and with...

Employee theft: 5 Steps to take if your business is defrauded

by eldridge crandell | Mar 8, 2012 | Fraud Prevention: Business Tips

All businesses, large or small, will someday be subjected to an employee theft or fraud, whether it is office supplies, time sheet fraud, cash, stock manipulation, skimming, data loss, or something else.  The list is endless.  There are, however, some common ground...